Fram FE3600 - 20k miles -6 months

[Herringj397]

Fram FE3600 used for 20k miles over 6 months in my 2017 Corolla. Filtered mostly Valvoline Synthetic High Mileage 5W30 at 5k mile intervals. The car has 150k miles on it.

 

[KCJeep]

Looks great, the new Ultra.

 

[fantastic]

Could you wick this filter dry & spread the pleats apart? Really curious how it looks for the mileage.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Looks good. You are really racking up the miles quickly.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

20k in 6 months

If you do that kind of driving, you should get 20k oil like Super Tech Advanced 20k or some other EP synthetic oil (Mobil 1 Extended Performance, Castrol Edge Gold, etc)

Did you need to add any make-up oil during any OCI? And what did you replace it with?

 

[Herringj397]

Looks good. You are really racking up the miles quickly.

I live 100 miles away from work and put 1k miles per week on the car.

 

[Herringj397]

Could you wick this filter dry & spread the pleats apart? Really curious how it looks for the mileage.

Yes, I can do that tomorrow. I ran my pinky through one pleat and nothing came out though.

 

[fantastic]

Yes, I can do that tomorrow. I ran my pinky through one pleat and nothing came out though.

That would be great! Sometimes I've not noticed anything but after drying little flecks of stuff started rearing their heads LOL.

 

[53' Stude]

Fram FE3600 used for 20k miles over 6 months in my 2017 Corolla. Filtered mostly Valvoline Synthetic High Mileage 5W30 at 5k mile intervals. The car has 150k miles on it.

Great photos. What oil and filter went back in? Thank You friend

 

[Herringj397]

Great photos. What oil and filter went back in? Thank You friend

Thank you. Same filter, Fram Endurance FS3600, and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30.

 

[CR94]

Yes, I can do that tomorrow. I ran my pinky through one pleat and nothing came out though.

That won't tell you much. Better to wick most of the oil out, then push folds of a pleat apart at least slightly, and see what you can see with a magnifier.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Thank you. Same filter, Fram Endurance FS3600, and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30.

How long do you plan on running the PUP?

 

[Herringj397]

How long do you plan on running the PUP?

Probably 7,500 miles and the filter for 3x OCI's.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Probably 7,500 miles and the filter for 3x OCI's.

That's it?

 

[Mewbs]

Fram FE3600 used for 20k miles over 6 months in my 2017 Corolla. Filtered mostly Valvoline Synthetic High Mileage 5W30 at 5k mile intervals. The car has 150k miles on it.

Can you measure the media cartridge length from endcap to endcap with a measure tape?
Filter looks good for 20K miles was expecting it to be a bit more loaded on the media. Car is one heck of a highway beast to rack up that many miles in 6 months. Thanks for the pics.

 

[Herringj397]

Yeah, I can do that. It might not be until next weekend, but I'll get it done.

 

[Herringj397]

Sorry it took so long everyone. This was the first filter I'd ever removed the media from, so the cuts are not as clean as I'd have liked. Also, that mesh is tough and hard to cut through. I don't own a vice to squeeze the oil out, so I folded the media and rolled over it with my toolbox a few times. I did not see any shiny debris on the media or my glove during/after. The filter media and mesh measured 35".

 

[fantastic]

Yeah, I've heard those can be a pain to cut. I'll be doing a wire backed filter too eventually. I think the second photo really looks black. Is that the case? Is it real black like the picture shows. It does look like it got loaded up pretty good. This is good stuff thanks

 

[Plawan]

Fram FE3600 used for 20k miles over 6 months in my 2017 Corolla. Filtered mostly Valvoline Synthetic High Mileage 5W30 at 5k mile intervals. The car has 150k miles on it.

Nice!

 

[malibuguy79]

I live 100 miles away from work and put 1k miles per week on the car.

I used to have a 110mile/6day commute. I do not miss it. Back in those days I was using Amsoil stuff at 15k intervals. Analysis said I could of went further.

Thanks for the CnP